Search Engines Not Working

That worked. What happened to cause that?
Thank you so much.
Debbie

Try this:

*Go to Tools, Internet Options.
*Click the "Content" Tab
*Click the "AutoComplete" button
*Under "Use autocomplete for" uncheck the box that says "Forms" and click ok to both the windows open. Close and reopen IE.


Hope this helps, please contact me if you have any further questions.

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sabourin@dellmail.com
http://sabourin.oneweb.com

You were great with the first question, I hope you will be able to help with this one. When I click on Outlook Express icon, it takes a long time to load now for some reason. Also, when I get an email, icq lets me know but now when I click on "Start My Email Client" absolutely nothing happens. I don't understand why I am having all these problems all of a sudden.
Thanks for your help.
Debbie

To fix your ICQ problem, try this:

In ICQ, click the ICQ logo at the bottom. Click Preferences & Security and click Email Preferences. Make sure that under "Select the default ICQ email client" "Use current registered windows email client" is selected. Click ok.

As for the Outlook Express thing, I don't know what to tell you. Haven't yet figured it out, but I'll keep you posted on anything that I find. I have seen many machines that it takes a very long time to load, but on mine it doesn't (machines with similar specs) so I don't know why...

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sabourin@dellmail.com
http://sabourin.oneweb.com

The usual cause of Outlook Express opening slowly is a damaged or missing imagehlp.dll file. See Article ID: Q235300 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

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Well I sort of have the same problems as both the problems above. First some of my search engines are not working like (msm and Yahoo). The only one I can get to work is Iwon. I tried what you said above and it still does not work. It was working fine when I got my computer then a few months ago I was unable to search. Also just recently my Outlook Express has been taken forever to come up.

 

I have Windows XP does that site you mentioned above still help me or no?

 

Thanks,

Tara Higgins 

First note that you are replying to a post that is over 3 years old.  Second, notice that you are posting in the Software - Windows 98 forum and you have Windows XP.

It sound like you have somehow gotten a search engine hijacker.  These are very common now, but were not even heard of back in 1999.  To solve your problem see the message at the top of the Virus Information and Removal forum by ChrisRLG.  Download, install, update, and run Spybot and Ad-Aware (links in the message) and let them get rid of any garbage they find:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_virus&message.id=572

If that doesn't solve the problem, continue on with the Chris' instructions for HijackThis. 

In the future if you have software problems, post your question in the Software - Windows XP forum.

Steve

Well, thank it sort of helping out. I got some of my pages to work again but my search engines are still a no go. I didn't realize the date etc. I typed in Search engines not working in the search box and I brought up every topic about that. I didn't even realize it was for Windows 98 etc. It helped a little though.

 

Thanks,

Tara